Other Amendments

Which is usually the first step in amending the U.S Constitution?

• The people approve the amendment in a national election.

• Three-Fourths of the state legislatures ratify the amendments

• Two-Thirds of congress ratify the amendment

• The President signs the amendment in a public ceremony.

Can the president veto a amendment?

• True

• False

Before the ____Amendment a U.S citizen had to be 21 years old to vote.

What is the term used in the Fourteenth Amendment to describe persons who are born or naturalized in the United States?

• Aliens

• Citizens

• Immigrants

• Residents

How did the Twenty-fourth Amendment allow more Americans to vote?

• It changed voting laws, which meant that non-U.S. citizens were able to vote.

• It outlawed poll taxes, which many states used to prevent poor Americans from voting.

• It prevented grandfather clauses, which many states used to prevent women from voting

• It required literacy tests, which meant that Americans became better educated about voting.

After what war were the 13, 14, and 15 amendments passed?

• Vietnam War

• Civil War

• World War Two

• Cold War

The 15th Amendment allowed all people of color to vote.

• True

• False

Select the correct word for this definition:

The right to vote in political elections.

• Suffrage

• Amendment

• U.S Citizenship

• Equal Protection

What law or act reinforced the 15th Amendment?

• The 19th Amendment

• Indian Citizenship Act

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• All the Amendments

WHICH AMENDMENT SAID THAT STATE LAWS MUST BE CONSTITUTIONAL?

• 23rd

• 13th

• 14th

• 26th